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Sprint 3 Test - Meetings and Negotiations

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nVent Sprint 3 test: Meetings and negotiations

A Meetings phrases:

The following expressions are all useful in chairing meetings. Complete them by filling
in the missing vowels.

Opening the meeting

a okay, let's get started, then, shall we?


b Thanks for coming, everybody

Setting the agenda

c As I sa i d on my _m l, the purpose of that--:-y's meeting is the ...


d By the end of this meeting I'd like some kind of discussion on this.

Managing the discussion

e we s_ _ m to be getting s_d_-tracked here.


f can we get back to what we were discussing earlier?
g okay, so just to summarize what we've sa i d so far.

Managing other speakers

h Jack, could Pieter just finish what he was saying?


i okay, okay! Let's all calm down, shall we?
j Tania, what's Your position on this?

Assigning follow-up tasks

k Pieter, can I leave_ that one with you?


l Tania, can You get back to me on that?

Closing the meeting

m I think that's about as far as we can get this stage.


n _'m _fr d w_'ll h_v_ t_ st_p _t th_r_.

B
get

get

like

Get on to

mention

Come back

understand
think

Keen on

C Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.

1 been it’s to nice you talking It's been nice talking to you.

2 you would excuse moment me a Would you excuse me a moment

3 have having whatever you’re I’ll I'll have whatever you're having.

4 this on your what’s position What's this on your position

5 get you drink what I can to What can I get you to dring
6 me take your coat let Let me take your coat

7 you can I how help How can I help you

D Language of diplomacy. Make the following phrases sound more


polite:

1. Pick me up on the way to the meeting.


will you be able to pick me up on the way o the meeting?

2. No, I’m not joining you for drinks later. Sorry, I will not be able to join you for drinks

3. Order me a coffee please. Could you be so kind and order me a coffee

4. You said you’d give us a 4% discount. Hey, initially we were agreed on 4% discount!

5. You don’t understand me. I think you understanding of my idea is not 100 % relevant

6. You didn’t explain that properly Your explanation was not clear enough, can you please repeat

7. Have you read my email yet?


Did you have a chance to read my email?

8. When is deadline?
Im so sorry, I`ve totally forgot the deadline time. Can you please remind me

H
should

would

would
have
had
might

have

had

might

would

should

I
J

1. You must try this sundried tomato bread.


2. You don’t have to get an internation driving license for this country
3. The government should not have tried to break the strike
4. You had better not chat up my GF again
5. We didn’t need to book the table as there was hardly anyont in the restaurant anyway
6. My hair’s much too long. It needs cutting soon.
7. The gas supply must be disconnected before you remove the boiler
8. Latecomers will not be allowed to enter the theatre
9. Why are we required to state
10. The solicitor must have received
11. It should not be difficult
12. Patients must not have eaten or drunk anything
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given.

a) It wouldn't have been right to leave you to do all the work on your own.

all the work on your own.


b) Perhaps they didn't notice the tyre was flat.
might
They might not have noticed the tyre was flat.
c) All that trouble I went to wasn't necessary in the end.
needn't
I needn`t  have gone through all that trouble.
d) Apparently someone has borrowed the cassette
player.
have .the cassette player.
Someone
e) I'm disappointed that you didn't back me up!
might me up!
You should have backed
I) Our worrying so much was a waste of time.

We so much.
g) It's just not possible for the cat to have opened the fridge.
possibly
The cat the fridge.
h) It would have been possible for Helen to take us in her car.
could
Helen us a lift.
i) It's possible that the last person to leave didn't lock the door.

The last person the door unlocked.


j) School uniform wasn't compulsory at my school.
W€AF
We . .schoo1 uniform at my school.

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